Coastal Carolina enters the 2026 Sun Belt Conference Baseball Championship as the No. 2 seed, ready to open play on May 20 at Riverwalk Stadium at 1:30 p.m. ET.
Their opponent will be the highest‑seeded winner of the first‑round slate, which features a clash between No. 7 Louisiana and No. 10 Marshall, as well as a matchup of No. 8 Old Dominion and No. 9 Georgia State.
The lowest‑seeded victor from those contests will then meet Southern Miss, the regular‑season champion, in a 5 p.m. ET showdown later that evening.
Coach Kevin Schnall’s second straight 20‑win season
The Chanticleers finished the regular season with a 36‑19 overall record and a 21‑9 mark in conference play, marking their second consecutive 20‑win campaign under head coach Kevin Schnall.
The tournament runs from May 19 through May 24, and the champion will earn the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship, with every game streamed live on ESPN+.